初中英语文中细节试题

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As an exchange student，I must admit （承认） that at first America was a big culture shock for me．

I stayed with a host family in a small town．My host parents organized a lot of activities in my spare time so that I wouldn't miss home or feel lonely．

However，life was hard to get used to．My main problem was with the language．I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast．Though I managed to get used to it．I

still have problems because they used a lot of idioms （习语）．

Another difference was with the food．My host family always had bread，potatoes and salad for meals．I really miss the dumplings，rice and delicious dishes from home．

School was a big shock too．They do not require students to wear uniforms，so students can wear

almost whatever they like．Some students have strange hairstyles （发型） as well．Some students even

have pink or purple hair!

﹣﹣﹣By Brad Li

My dream was to see some real snow，so during the Christmas holiday，we took our passport （护照） and flew over the Pacific to Calgary，Canada．We took a bus to a ski resort in the Canadian Rockies．As the bus climbed through the mountains，we saw the thick snow on the trees．I was dying to get

out and play with it．At last，we reached the resort and quickly jumped out of the bus．This was our

first experience with snow．We were like little children﹣﹣﹣we made snow balls，and threw them at one another．Then we check in at the hotel．

The next day，we put on our ski suits and gloves，took our skis and went outside onto the snow．Our

instructor took us to a gentle slope （斜坡），and showed us some basic skills．To be honest，the first lesson was not a great success．I kept on falling over，and I had to hold on to a rope to keep my balance （平衡）．

However，the next day，I only fell over a few times，and I managed to do a few rapid runs．I felt pleased with myself，and my instructor told me I was doing much better．Although it was very cold，I spent most of my holiday skiing．I had a wonderful time．

﹣﹣﹣By Vanessa

26．Brad Li seemed to tell us that his host parents 　　．

A．

were very active

B．

were very kind

C．

felt lonely

D．

felt unhappy

27．Which of the following shows America was a big culture shock for Brad Li？ 　　

a．People used a lot of idioms．

b．He stayed with a host family in a small town．

c．His host family always had dumplings for meals．

d．Students are not required to wear uniforms at school．

A．

a，c

B．

b，d

C．

a，d

D．

b，c

28．After landing on Calgary airport，Vanessa went to a ski resort 　　．

A．by bus       B．by train         C．by ship           D．by plane

29．How did Vanessa react （反应） when she saw the snow for the first time？ 　　

A．	She was dying when she got out and played with it．
B．	She was afraid of death to get out and play with it．
C．	She wanted very much to get out and play with it．
D．	She was too nervous to get out and play with it．

30．Which picture shows that Vanessa's first lesson was not a great success？ 　　

31．The best word to describe the two writers'experiences in another country is" 　　"．

A．

unsuccessful

B．

comfortable

C．

unforgettable

D．

tiring．

The British Museum is the biggest one in the world．There are lot of things in the museum to see：clocks

which have been telling the time for six hundred years，Roman money，the earliest books in the world，including Shakespeare's own works…

The British Museum was set up nearly 300 years ago by a doctor．Sir Hans Sloane．The man liked to collect such things as books，drawings，clothes，money，animals，flowers，and also hoped that his things would be well kept and visited by people after his death．His wish came true，and the museum opened in 1759，six years after Sir Hans Sloane died．

Later，more antiques （古董） arrived at the museum，more books old and new，came to it，and more people wanted to visit it．All this made Pauizzi design the famous round Reading Room．There was something unusual in it．Cool air came up through small holes in the tables．Hot air under the floor kept readers'feet warm．Since its opening，many famous men have written and studied there，including Karl Marx．And the library is growing faster and faster．Many tourists come to visit it every year．

It is not open every day of the year，except for two holidays （New Year's Day and Christmas）．Entrance （进入）is free．There are lots of special exhibitions （展览） and every day．There are different films and talks，some of them for children．So if you are one of its two million visitors this year，don't try to see it all too quickly．There is a lifetime of looking in the British Museum．

46．Hans Solane's hobby was to 　　

A．	visit museums
B．	keep animals
C．	collect things
D．	read old books

47．The museum opened 　　

A．	before 1759
B．	in 1765
C．	after Hans Sioanc's death
D．	when Hans Sloane was old

48． 　　designed the round Reading Room．

A．	Pauizzi
B．	Shakespeare
C．	Hans Sloane
D．	Karl Marx

49．We can go to the museum on 　　

A．	Christmas Day
B．	Thanksgiving Day
C．	Christmas Eve
D．	New Year's Day

50．Which is right according to the passage？ 　　

A．	We have to pay to visit the museum．
B．	The library it getting smaller and smaller．
C．	Children]will get bored in the museum．
D．	The museum has about two million visitors this year．

How do you often spend your summer vacation？Do you sometimes get bored？Here are some ideas for you to help spice up（调剂） your holiday，and keep you busy either inside or outside．

A happy cook

Help your mom cook a dinner in the kitchen．Washing vegetables may be a good choice for you．You can also learn to make a simple meal，like egg﹣fried rice．When you eat a meal you have cooked，you'll feel very proud．

Make a photo wall

Collect your family photos．Choose some special ones with your family and make•photo t special wall．We can talk to parents and listen to family stories behind those photos．You can also DIY a photo album （影集） and keep the photos safe for a long time．

Help others

Encourage yourself to do something you can to help others every day．For example，give your seat to those who need it on the bus．give directions to someone who is lost，and pick up the litter on the road．These small acts will help make the world a better place．

Travel to the countryside

Traveling to the countryside is a great way to be close to nature．Experience life in the countryside with your parents，and find the differences between the city and countryside．Explain which one you like better，and write down your feelings．

41．A good choice to help mom in the kitchen is to 　　according to the passage．

A．	do the dishes
B．	wash vegetables
C．	sweep the floor
D．	take out rubbish

42．We can make a photo album by ourselves to 　　．

A．	make a photo wall
B．	choose some special photos
C．	keep the photos for long
D．	write down the family stories

43． 　　will make the world a better place

A．	Helping others
B．	Collecting photos
C．	Learning to cook
D．	Experiencing country life

44．The writer advises us to 　　after coming back from the countryside

A．	cook egg﹣fried rice
B．	show our friends photos
C．	pick up litter on the road
D．	write down our feelings

45．The passage it mainly about 　　

A．	school life
B．	vacation activities
C．	after﹣class plans
D．	personal hobbies．

This year is the Year of the Cock．Just like other Chinese zodiacs（生肖） the cock means a lot．Do you want to know more about it？Read on．

☆Cock in Chinese culture

In ancient times，there were no clocks．The cock （old people it

was time to get up and start to work．So hard﹣working ancient

Chinese people were big fans of the cock．

Traditionally，people thought the cock was a bird that could avoid evil （邪恶的） things．The story says once cocks make their morning calls，all the evil things at night will leave．

The cock is popular with people for its courage．In ancient China，a lot of people liked to watch cockfighting （斗鸡） because the game was exciting．

The pronunciation of"cock"in Putonghua is the same as that of"chance"and"good luck'

☆What it means to be a cock

Those who are born in the Year of the Cock are said to be active．"They like to be the center of attention and always look beautiful"，the China Highlight website noted．

☆Big events in the Year of the Cock

On January 20，Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States．

☆In the first half of 2017，China launched （发射）its first cargo spacecraft （货运飞船）

Tianzhou﹣l，to dock （对接） with Tiangong﹣2．

☆On July 1，1997，Hong Kong returned to China.2017marks the 20th year of its return．

☆At the end of 2017，China will launch its fifth lunar probe （月球探测），Chang'e﹣5．

36．The cock could 　　people in ancient times．

A．	wake up
B．	lift up
C．	fight with
D．	talk with

37．Chinese people like the cock for 　　 reasons

A．	two
B．	three
C．	four
D．	five

38．The people born in the Year of the Cock may be 　　

A．	shy
B．	quiet
C．	brave
D．	active

39．One event in 2017is that 　　

A．	Tiangong﹣2was launched
B．	China will launch Chang e﹣5
C．	Hong Kong returned to China
D．	Trump became the new president of the UK

40．The best title of the passage may be 　　

A．	The Culture of the Cock
B．	Big Events in the Year of the Cock
C．	Talk about Cocks in the Year of the Cock
D．	Different Zodiacs，Different People．

Mr．Robinson works at an office．Every day，he drives a long way to get to work．In order to avoid heavy traffic，he has to get up early and go to work without having breakfast．He bought some bottles of milk and put them in a big box in his office so that he can drink the milk whenever he gets hungry．

One day．after arriving at his office as usual，he wanted to have some milk．But he found that two bottles of milk were missing．He thought it someone who works in the same office must have taken the milk．So at noon，he said to all his colleagues．I wish the person who stole my milk would return it and say sorry to me in the afternoon．In fact，anyone who touched the box left his or her fingerprints on it．so I can find out who did this by checking the fingerprints：After saying this．he went out for lunch．

During lunch，he was thinking about what he should say to the person who would say sorry in the afternoon．But when he got back to the office，no one said anything to him．To his surprise，all his milk，even the box was missing．What a pity!Sometimes a little tolerance（宽容）can make our life easier．

31．Mr Robinson goes to work by 　　．

A．	car
B．	bus
C．	taxi
D．	subway

32．The underlined word"colleagues"means 　　in Chinese．

A．	同事
B．	同学
C．	伙伴
D．	队友

33．After Mr．Robinson found the milk was missing，he 　　．

A．	called the police
B．	checked the fingerprints
C．	said something unfriendly
D．	thought some more milk

34．Mr．Robinson thought himself a（an） 　　person．

A．	honest
B．	clever
C．	friendly
D．	undemanding

35．The result was 　　for Mr．Robinson．

A．	humorous
B．	interesting
C．	enjoyable
D．	unexpected．

If you live in Shanghai or Bejing，you may see some orange bicycles on streets these  days．

These orange bikes are from a company called Mobike．You can order a bike through its app on your phone．When you find the bike，you just scan the QR code（扫二维码）so you can use it．You don't need to return the bike to a station，just park it somewhere．

China was known as"the kingdom of bicycles"around 30years ago． But lately more people choose to drive cars and catch the subway，fewer people choose to ride bicycles．Now，bike rental（租赁）services like Mobike are bringing biking back to people's lives． "In those days，I got the feeling that Chinese people were trying to be modern and push away the past．So they did not want to be linked with bicycles，"said Ines Brunn，a German woman who opened a bike store in Beijing．"But now I believe changes in people's tastes will shape  new thinking on bikes．"

Now，online rental services make biking much more fashionable（时髦的），but it's still not easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities．Cars usually take up bicycle lanes（车道）．Bikers have to ride next to cars in car lanes， which can be very dangerous． This is why Beijing will build over 3，200km of new bike lanes．Drivers who park on bike lanes will be punished．Traffic signs will be put on roads to better protect bikers．

46．You can 　　first when you find the bike that you have ordered．

A．	phone the company
B．	ask the manager for it
C．	use it right away
D．	scan the QR code

47．After you use the bike，you can 　　

A．	park it somewhere
B．	return it to a station
C．	ride it home
D．	send it to the company

48．The underlined word "linked"means 　　

A．	compared
B．	connected
C．	covered
D．	filled

49．Because of 　　，biking has become more fashionable now．

A．	the color of the bikes
B．	the opening of bike stores
C．	online rental services
D．	changes in people's tastes

50．The last paragraph（段落）of the passage tells us 　　．

A．	it's easy to ride bikes in Chinese cities
B．	it's dangerous to park a car in car lanes
C．	bikers will be punished on bike lanes
D．	something will be done to protect bikers

In the past time，many classmates often couldn't bring good box meal to school，so did my deskmate（同桌）．His meal was always the black fermented soybean（豆酱）while mine was often beef and chicken， quite different from his．Every time my deskmate would first pick up the  hair from his box meal and eat his meal as if nothing had happened．This uncomfortable thing continued all long．

"His mother is so lousy（讨厌的）that even her hair drops in the meal．"My classmates talked about it secretly．I felt that was too dirty． So my impression（印象）on him began to decline（下降）greatly from then on． One day after school，he invited me to visit his home．Though I wanted to refuse him，I didn't do that because it was his first invitation since we were in the same class．

"Mom，I bring my friend home．"Hearing this，his aged mother opened the door and said，"My son's friend comes，let me have a look．" But his mother，who had just walked out of the door，was only touching the door with her hands．I saw that she was blind．I felt so sad without a  word．

Although my deskmate's meal was as usual the fermented soybean， it was his blind mother who carefully prepared for him．It was not only a lunch，but also a mother's love，and even the hair mixed in the meal was the mother's love．

41．My deskmate would first pick up 　　from his box meal before he ate it．

A．	beef
B．	soybean
C．	hair
D．	chicken

42．My impression on my deskmate began to decline because I thought 　　．

A．	his mother was lousy
B．	he dropped something in his meal
C．	his hair was too dirty
D．	he talked about others secretly

43．I didn't turn down my deskmate's invitation because 　　．

A．	we were in the same class
B．	he invited me for the first time
C．	his mother wanted to meet me
D．	I wanted to have dinner with him

44．In fact，my deskmate's mother couldn't 　　anything．

A．	see
B．	write
C．	hear
D．	say

45． 　　is the best title（标题）of the passage．

A．	The Lousy Desknate
B．	The Aged Mother
C．	The Dirty Mother
D．	The Hair in the Mel

Didi lets people in about 400Chinese cities use an app（应用程序）on their phones to order a car ride．It also has a car﹣pooling（拼车）service，and it allows people to share a car at a lower price．Didi helps protect the environment because fewer people are driving cars．

A smart home needs a smart toilet．The smart toilet doesn't need an app，the Internet or Bluetooth．But it has a smart home toilet sensor（传感器）．So when you come close，it will change the height of the seat automatically（自动 地）．The smart toilet also helps make the air fresh，so the restroom hardly smells bad．

The smart frying pan（煎锅）can make cooking easy．It has a temperature sensor inside．The sensor can talk to an app on your phone through Bluetooth． When you start cooking，you can tell the app what you are making．The app will tell you how to cook it．If you turn on the "autopilot（自动操作）"of it，the app will control the temperature by itself．If you lose your keys，don't be nervous．This smart lock lets you open the door with your phone in a few seconds．You'll need an app to get an account （账号） You can name your locks through this account．Then you can control your locks through the app．The account will tell you when a lock is locked or unlocked．

36．Didi helps protect the environment because 　　．

A．	it has a good service
B．	it is used in 400Chinese cities．
C．	people can order a car ride
D．	fewer people are driving cars

37．A smart toilet needs to 　　．

A．	use the Internet
B．	get an account
C．	have a sensor
D．	name a lock

38．The temperature sensor in the smart frying pan can 　　．

A．	tell you how to cook
B．	tell the app what you're making
C．	turn on the autopilot
D．	talk to an app on your phone

39．You can control your locks through the 　　．

A．	app
B．	seat
C．	door
D．	air

40．We may read the passage in a 　　．

A．	story book
B．	science newspaper
C．	guide book
D．	geography magazine

One day a farmer bought four donkeys（驴）in the market in the village．He got on one of them and began to ride home．As he was going along，he noticed that there were only three donkeys walking in front of him．"I wonder what happened，"he said to himself．"I bought and pai  for four donkeys，but now it seems that I have only three．"He was forgetting，of course，to count the donkey he was riding．

When he got home，his wife met him in front of their house，"I see that  you bought fine donkeys，"she said．"Did you buy them at a good price？"  "Yes，I did，"he said．"But something drives me crazy．I bought four donkeys at the market this morning．And I am sure that I had all four with me when I left the market．But now it seems that I have only three．See？One，two，three．"He still didn't remember that he rode one of the donkeys  in the village and was siting on the back at that very moment．

At first his wife stared at（盯着）him，waiting for him to smile，for she thought he was joking．Then when she noticed that he was not，she turned away and laughed．"How funny，"she said．"You only see three，but I see five．"

31．The farmer 　　the donkeys in the village market．

A．	found
B．	rode
C．	bought
D．	counted

32．The farmer's wife met him 　　．

A．	on the street
B．	before their house
C．	in the market
D．	in the room

33．The farmer could only see three donkeys because he 　　

A．	left a donkey in the market
B．	just bought three donkeys in the market
C．	lost a donkey on the way home
D．	forgot to count the donkey he was riding

34．At first the farmer's wife thought he was 　　

A．	humorous
B．	lazy
C．	serious
D．	stupid

35．According o the last sentence of the passage，we can infer（推断） 　　

A．	A the farmer bought five donkeys
B．	the farmer played a joke on his wife
C．	the farmer's wife laughed at him
D．	the farmer's wife saw five donkeys

On a cold winter day in the city of Oslo，an 11﹣year﹣old boy，Johannes，was shivering（哆嗦）with his arms around himself on a bus stop bench（长凳）．He wasn't wearing a coat and the temperature fell to﹣10C It was heartbreaking to see him in such a difficult situation．But the actions of the common people around him were joyous and encouraging．

A young woman who sat next to the boy noticed him and asked，"Don't you have a coat？""No，someone stole it，"he replied．She questioned him and discovered he was on a school trip and was told to meet his teacher at the bus stop．She asked him the name of his school and where he was from as she put her own coat around his shoulders．

Later，another woman gave him her scarf，and then wrapped（裹）him in her large jacket．

More and more people offered Johannes their gloves and even the coats of their backs as they waited for the bus． Johannes's difficulty was a hidden camera test by Norwegian（挪成的）charity Children's Village．It wanted to send much﹣needed Coats to help the Syrian（叙利亚的）children get through the winter．May of herefuges（难民）had left their homes without winter clothes．"People should care as much about children in Syria as they care about the boy，"Synne Running，the information head of SOS Children's Village Norway，told The Local．She also said that the child was a volunteer who was never in any danger during the test．

46．The boy was sitting 　　

A．	at the bus stop
B．	on the school bus
C．	near the bench
D．	in the village

47．The boy told the young woman his coat was 　　．

A．	given away
B．	left on the bus
C．	sold out
D．	stolen by others

48．Many people helped the boy 　　．

A．	as soon as they got off the bus
B．	after they watched the news on TV
C．	while they were waiting for the bus
D．	when they heard the report on the radio

49．SOS Children's Village wanted to help the　　．

A．	common locals
B．	Syrian children
C．	boys without coats
D．	Norwegian refugees

50．The 11﹣year﹣old boy，Johannes， 　　．

A．	acted in the movie for a Norwegian TV station
B．	wanted to take the bus home after the school trip
C．	volunteered to take part in the test by the charity
D．	took all the clothes home and sold them for money

Dad just didn't know how to show love．Mom held the family together．He just went to work every day and came home．My mother would have a list of my mistakes and my father would scold（训斥）me for them．

Once when I stole a candy，he made me take it back and tell the man what I did．He asked me to pay for it by doing something for the man．Only Mom understood I was just a kid． I broke my leg once and Mom held me in her arms to the hospital． Dad drove the car to the door of the emergency room．But he was asked to drive away．He shouted，"What do you think this is？ A tour bus？" us.ii.t

I remember when he taught me to ride a bicycle，I didn't want him to let it go，but he said it was the time．I fell and Mom ran to pick me up，but he stopped her．I was so mad that I got back on the bike and rode it myself．He didn't even feel embarrassed（尴尬的）and just smiled． When I got married，it was Mom who cried．He left the room without a word． Dad just didn't know how to show love，unless…

41．The writer 　　to pay for the candy she stole．

A．	took the candy back
B．	did something for the man
C．	said sorry to the man
D．	gave the man some money

42．The underlined words "emergency room" mean " 　　"in Chinese．

A．	消防站
B．	警卫室
C．	救济站
D．	急诊室

43．The father always did the following EXCEPT 　　at the writer's birthday parties．

A．	blowing up balloons
B．	setting tables s
C．	taking many photos
D．	carrying cakes

44．The father let the bike go because he thought the writer could 　　．

A．	get off
B．	ride alone
C．	fall down
D．	get back

45．What's the main idea of the passage？ 　　

A．	The writer was mad at her father．
B．	The writer's family often had parties．
C．	The writer's mother was nice to others．
D．	The writer's father had deep love for her．

Didi lets people in about 400Chinese cities use an app（应用程序）on their phones to order a car ride．It also has a car﹣pooling（拼车）service，and it allows people to share a car at a lower price．Didi helps protect the environment because fewer people are driving cars．

A smart home needs a smart toilet．The smart toilet doesn't need an app，the Internet or Bluetooth．But it has a smart home toilet sensor（传感器）．So when you come close，it will change the height of the seat automatically（自动 地）．The smart toilet also helps make the air fresh，so the restroom hardly smells bad．

The smart frying pan（煎锅）can make cooking easy．It has a temperature sensor inside．The sensor can talk to an app on your phone through Bluetooth． When you start cooking，you can tell the app what you are making．The app will tell you how to cook it．If you turn on the "autopilot（自动操作）"of it，the app will control the temperature by itself．

If you lose your keys，don't be nervous．This smart lock lets you open the door with your phone in a few seconds．You'll need an app to get an account （账号）You can name your locks through this account．Then you can control your locks through the app．The account will tell you when a lock is locked or unlocked．

36．Didi helps protect the environment because 　　．

A．	it has a good service
B．	it is used in 400Chinese cities．
C．	people can order a car ride
D．	fewer people are driving cars

37．A smart toilet needs to 　　．

A．	use the Internet
B．	get an account
C．	have a sensor
D．	name a lock

38．The temperature sensor in the smart frying pan can 　　．

A．	tell you how to cook
B．	tell the app what you're making
C．	turn on the autopilot
D．	talk to an app on your phone

39．You can control your locks through the 　　．

A．	app
B．	seat
C．	door
D．	air

40．We may read the passage in a 　　．

A．	story book
B．	science newspaper
C．	guide book
D．	geography magazine

In ancient times，the phoenix（凤凰）was a small bird．Its feathers（羽毛）were very common but it was very hard﹣working，unlike other birds flying around for fun when they were full．It kept working，picking fruits and storing them in a cave（洞穴）．

Other birds looked down on what the phoenix did because they believed there was enough food in the forest．They thought it stupid to make efforts to collect food every day．The phoenix didn't care what others thought．It went on working hard day and night．

One year，a serious drought（旱灾）happened．All the grass and woods dried up and died．There were no fruits left on the trees．Birds flew around for food but could find nothing．As the birds were dying of hunger，the phoenix hurried there and led them to the cave．It shared the

dry fruits with all the other birds，helping them go through the drought．All of them were happy and moved．

After the drought，to thank the phoenix，all the other birds pulled their most beautiful feathers and made shining clothes for it．They all made it the king of the birds．From then on，the phoenix had the most beautiful feathers in the world，and the birds flew together to celebrate its birthday．They flew around the phoenix，singing and dancing，making the best wishes for it．This is the story of A Hundred Birds Paying Homage（致敬）to the Phoenix．

31．The phoenix was 　　while other birds were flying around for fun．

A．	having a party
B．	storing feathers
C．	picking fruits
D．	making clothes

32．Other birds didn't 　　the phoenix at first．

A．	understand
B．	know
C．	notice
D．	doubt

33．When the drought happened，the phoenix 　　．

A．flew around for food

B．was dying of hunger

C．was happy and moved

D．shared food with others a

34．On the phoenix's birthday，the birds 　　while making the best wishes for it．

A．	brought presents
B．	ate delicious food
C．	sang and danced
D．	made shining clothes

35．The story tells us people will pay homage to the person who is 　　

A．	smart，patient and beautiful
B．	common，healthy and strong
C．	wise，kind and hard﹣working
D．	polite，happy and successful

October 16is World Food Day．The UN started the day in 1979．Itis used to remind people not to waste food and fight hunger（饥饿）．

Food shortage（匮乏）is a big problem around the world．Right now，there are more than 1billion（10亿）hungry people in the world．Many children go to sleep with hunger， and 15million of them die because of hunger each year．

There are several reasons why there are food shortages．First，therehave been more droughts（干旱） and floods（洪涝）recently．This，is badfor farmers and hurts their ability to grow food．Also，a growing population makes it more difficult to feed everyone．

Another big reason is food waste．Most people don't realize howmuch food they throw away every day．Sometimes we cook too much，orwe don't use it before it goes bad．The average（平均的）person throws  away 50kg of food every year，More than one third of all food producedgoes to waste around the world each year，sccording to the UN．That is3billion tons of food being wasted．

If the wasted food was saved，it could feed lots of people．Theamount of food wasted in Europe could feed 200million people，and thefood wasted in Latin America（拉丁美洲）could feed 300million people．

As teenagers，we should think twice next time we want to throwaway extra（额外的）food on our own plate．By cutting down on foodwaste，we could also help put food on the empty plates of some hungrychildren．

46．The main purpose（目标）of World Food Day is to remind people 　　．

A．	not to waste food and fight hunger
B．	to produce more food
C．	to control the growing population
D．	not to eat much

47． 　　children die because of hunger each year．

A．	Over 1billion
B．	200million
C．	15million
D．	300million

48．Which of the following is NOT the reason for food shortages？ 　　

A．	More droughts and floods in recent days．
B．	A growing population．
C．	That farmers don't have the ability to grow food．
D．	That most people waste food．

49．We can help hungry people by 　　．

A．	sleeping with hunger
B．	changing the weather
C．	cutting down on food waste
D．	only eating food you like

50．From the passage，we know that 　　．

A．	the food wasted in Latin America is more than that in Europe
B．	the World Food Day has a history of over 40years by 2017
C．	the wasted food can feed all the hungry people around the world
D．	it's right to throw away the extra food on our own piate directly

Stamps（邮票） help people keep in touch with their friends and families．

They have played an important role in people's lives for centuries now． People have a special day for stamps．October 9is World Post Day．

Before stamps，peple did not pay for the letters they sent， but instead thay paid for the letters they got．The first stamp ever made in 1840with a picture of Queen Victoria on it．

The earliest stamps didn't have sticky（ 黏性的）backs．In the past ，people used paste（糨糊） sometimes， but usually they had to pin （钉住） or sew （缝） stamps onto letters!

Years ago sending letters used to be the most important way to communicate with other people． It seemed that everyone had stamps on hand．Although now fewer people send letters，stamp collecting is still  one of the world's most popular hobbies．There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to add to their collections． Interestingly enough，the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps，but it is actually helping collectors find more stamps to add to their collections．

41．The first stamp was made in 　　．

A．	Britain
B．	China
C．	America
D．	Indis

42．Before stamps，people paid when they 　　the letters．

A．	sent
B．	received
C．	wrote
D．	read

43．The earliest stamps didn't have sticky backs，so people 　　．

A．	used to put the stamps into the envelopes（信封）
B．	asked the police for help
C．	gave the stamps to the postmen
D．	usually had to pin or sew stamps onto the letters

44．Which is NOT true according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Stamps help people keep in touch with friends and families．
B．	Now everyone has stamps on hand．
C．	There was a picture of Queen Victoria on the first stamp．
D．	Stamp collecting is still one of the most popular hobbies in the word．

45．The main idea of the passage is about 　　．

A．	the history of stamps
B．	the World Post Day
C．	what the stamps are
D．	how to send a letter